The Project
ACT NoWaste is proposing to develop a food organics and garden organics (FOGO) facility on Block 5, Section 26 Hume, off John Corey Road.
The facility would have capacity to receive and process up to 70,000 tonnes of FOGO waste per annum using in-vessel composting technology. The proposal would divert organic waste from landfill and produce various grades of FOGO-derived products such as mulch, compost, and soil containers.
The proposal includes:
- receival hall
- primary composting tunnels and tunnel hallway
- maturation and refining hall
- product storage shed
- odour management system and
- ancillary infrastructure (administration building, machinery shed/workshop, weighbridges).
EIS Process
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) details the anticipated environmental impacts of a development, as well as proposing avoidance and mitigation measures. A proponent prepares an EIS to enable decision makers to understand the environmental consequences of a proposed development. The EIS is required to address matters raised in the scoping document for the proposal.
Public Consultation
In accordance with the Act, the proponent prepared and submitted a draft EIS to the planning and land authority. The public consultation period for the draft EIS was 30 working days, commencing on 29 January 2024, and closing on 12 March 2024.
Four representations were received during the public consultation period.
Current Status: EIS process complete
The Delegate of the planning and land authority provided the final EIS and an EIS assessment report to the Minister for Planning who, on 4 June 2026, decided to take no action on the EIS, meaning the EIS process is now complete. The EIS expires five years after the day it is completed.
The proponent can now submit a Development Application (DA) for this proposal for assessment, where it will undergo a separate assessment process informed by the EIS. The DA assessment will consider whether the potential environmental impacts of the proposal are acceptable. The DA will be notified on the Planning webpage when a decision is made.
Application and supporting documents
EIS assessment report
Revised EIS and supporting documentation
- Appendix-E-Hume-FOGO-Traffic-and-Transport-Assessment.pdf [14.5 MB]
- Appendix-F-Biodiversity-Assessment-Report.pdf [6.2 MB]
- Appendix-G-SLL-report.pdf [993.0 KB]
- Appendix-H-ACT-FOGO-site-Hume-CHA-v4-REDACTED.pdf [5.3 MB]
- Appendix-I-Operation-Waste-management-Plan.pdf [10.0 MB]
- Appendix-J-Landscape-and-Visual-Impact-Assessment.pdf [10.6 MB]
- Appendix-K-Preliminary-Site-Investigation.pdf [19.5 MB]
- Appendix-L-Sampling-Analysis-and-Quality-Plan.pdf [5.0 MB]
- Appendix-M-Targetted-Site-Investigation.pdf [8.4 MB]
- Appendix-N-Water-Impact-Assessment-V2.pdf [22.0 MB]
- Appendix-O-Air-Quality-Impact-Assessment.pdf [12.0 MB]
- Appendix-P-FOGO-Climate-Change-Risk-Assessment.pdf [173.8 KB]
- Appendix-Q-Noise-and-Vibration-Impact-Assessment.pdf [15.7 MB]
- Appendix-R-Preliminary-Hazard-Analysis-Report.pdf [6.9 MB]
- Appendix-S-Bushfire-risk-assessment.pdf [16.3 MB]
- Appendix-T-FOGO-Engagement-Report-2024.pdf [3.9 MB]
- Hume Food Organics and Garden Organisc Facility (FOGO) - Revised EIS [48.5 MB]
Scoping document
